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    ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’: Lucas and Spielberg’s Epitome of Action-Adventure Films Still Waiting to Be Surpassed

    Sven Mikulec

    Trying to catch a break from all the Star Wars hype, in the spring of 1977, George Lucas was resting on a Hawaiian beach, building sand castles with ...

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    Stephen Fabian: Story-Telling Artist

    Jane Frank

    Anyone who has had an interest in heroic fantasy in the 1970s -1980s would surely recognize the name of Stephen Fabian ...

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    Richard Powers: The World of fFlar

    Jane  Frank

    An essay celebration of renowned sci-fi artist Richard Powers and the surrealist wonder of the fFlar universe.

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    ‘Miller’s Crossing’ at 30: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers

    Tim Pelan

    After the success of 'Raising Arizona', Joel and Ethan Coen were given the chance to do something a little more ambitious, with a budget of somewhere...

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    ‘Minority Report’: Steven Spielberg’s Proof that You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Substance to Produce Spectacle

    Sven Mikulec

    The beginning of Minority Report, Steven Spielberg’s thrilling sci-fi noir from 2002, is closely connected to another science fiction classic...

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    Judge Dredd: The Devil You Know

    Chloe Maveal

    Chloe Maveal provides a comparative look into Judge Dredd as a predictor of unchecked contemporary police brutality.

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    Noir Cut to Look of the Period, Not About the Period: The Sunny, Seedy ’50’s Underbelly of Curtis Hanson’s ‘L.A. Confidential’

    Tim Pelan

    "I came to it because of Ellroy. When I read ‘L.A. Confidential,’ I just got hooked on the characters, got caught up emotionally in their individual...

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    Howard Chaykin – A Life in Comics

    Michael Tisserand

    A deep dive conversation between author Michael Tisserand and Howard Chaykin, whose life and career offer an oral history of American comics.

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    Paradise Lost: How Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ Charts the Rise and Fall of a Criminal Empire

    Tim Pelan

    This story has to be on a big canvas. There’s no sense in my getting Bob De Niro and Joe Pesci and making a 90-minute picture about only one aspect ...

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    Scorsese On the Ropes: The ‘Kamikaze’ Film-Making of ‘Raging Bull’

    Tim Pelan

    Raging Bull is not your dad’s boxing movie. It’s certainly not a story of conventional redemption or hope overcoming the odds...

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    ‘Goodfellas’ at 30: Martin Scorsese’s Anthropological Goodlife Through a Lens

    Tim Pelan

    As far back as I can remember, director Martin Scorsese has been synonymous with wiseguys, mooks, goombahs, and spin-on-a-dime funny-how guys delivering...

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    The Man Who Shot Hell’s Kitchen: The Story of Phil Joanou’s ‘State of Grace’

    Sven Mikulec

    The story of filmmaker Phil Joanou’s breakthrough in the movie business is basically a pitch-perfect...

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    Front Row Center with Howard Chaykin: Neal Adams

    Howard Chaykin

    Howard Chaykin pries into the secrets behind the legendary art of Neal Adams

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    ‘The Last of the Mohicans’: Michael Mann’s Riveting Love Story as the Formation of American Identity

    Sven Mikulec

    After a string of successes on television, having made a name for himself on projects such as Starsky and Hutch> and Police Story, Michael Mann ...

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    ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’: Peter Yates’ Crime Masterpiece that Chose to Rely on a Completely Different Kind of Spectacle

    Sven Mikulec

    Published in January 1973, George V. Higgins’ crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was well received by critics and the public, featuring a story ...

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    Once Upon a Time… In the Philippines: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ Is a Three-Time Prime Cut of Film-Making Largesse

    Tim Pelan

    Meanwhile, the mystique of ‘Apocalypse Now’ lives on. The Marine Corps invited me to Camp Pendleton to watch a demonstration of an aerial ...

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    Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Superhero Influences

    Paco  Taylor

    A look into the subversive use of superhero imagery that infiltrates Jean-Michel Basquiat's art.

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    Thelma Schoonmaker Breaks Down ‘Raging Bull’

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    It’s said that a movie is made three times: once through a script, once on set, and finally in the…

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    How I Define Science Fiction

    Adam Roberts

    Multiple award-winning science fiction author and genre scholar Adam Roberts breaks down his ultimate definition of "Science Fiction."

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    Frank Frazetta – Iconic Pieces From A Legend

    Benjamin Marra

    I had an illustration professor who said book publishers back in the day believed they could...

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    Ken Kelly’s Heroes

    Benjamin Marra

    I didn't know that Ken Kelly was Frank Frazetta's nephew until I started researching his work in earnest a...

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    Take It to the Limit One More Time: Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’

    Tim Pelan

    Michael Mann’s 2006 big screen revamp of 1980s groundbreaking TV show Miami Vice (Brandon Tartikoff, NBC’s entertainment president scribbled “MTV cops” ...

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    The Megazine That Never Was

    Chloe Maveal

    With today marking 30 amazing years of the Judge Dredd Megazine, it's time to look back and appreciate the never-were publications that made that possible.

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    ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkin’s Career

    Sven Mikulec

    If you were to compile a list of the most impressive and exhilarating car chases in the history of the motion pictures, it’s more than likely that one ...

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    Dracula Magazine: From Spain to London to Warren… and beyond

    Otis Whitaker

    In 1972 a neophyte Spanish media company created a rare platform for artists to explore classic genre imagery with a sophisticated cinematic sensibility.

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    Darwyn Cooke: The New Frontier of Cartooning

    Chloe Maveal

    A retrospective on the laid back and exceptionally classic art of Darwyn Cooke.

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    ‘The Crying Game’: Neil Jordan’s Deeply Humane Story That Transcends Gender, Race and Nationality

    Koraljka Suton

    The 1980s were an intense decade for Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. He had made his directorial debut in 1982...

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    ‘Internal Affairs’ (1990): Mike Figgis’ First American Film that Proved to Be an Intense Crime Thriller

    Koraljka Suton

    English director, screenwriter and composer Mike Figgis made his directorial debut in 1988 with Stormy...

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    ‘The Dead Zone’: Cronenberg’s Masterful Adaptation of a Stephen King Classic

    Koraljka Suton

    Many a movie has been based on prolific writer Stephen King's works of fiction. And while quite a few of...

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    Where Are All The Chanukah Comics?!

    Gregory Paul Silber

    Writer and critic Gregory Paul Silber explores the Jewish-American influence on the comics industry and ironic lack of Chanukah comics during the holidays

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    Sic Transit Garber’s Subway: ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’

    Tim Pelan

    Only the amazing reaction that that picture has gotten, because at the time I was dreadfully unhappy with the fact that I was going to be doing another ...

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    Giving ‘Em The Biz: The Seminal Art of Simon Bisley

    Chloe Maveal

    A boldly satisfying combination of chaotic line work and velvety paints, artist Simon Bisley has been reinventing comic art for decades.

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    ‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre

    Koraljka Suton

    “Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."

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    Robert Altman’s ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ is one of the most beautiful and emotionally stirring westerns American cinema ever produced

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    Confidently riding the waves generated by his highly successful satirical black comedy M*A*S*H, Robert Altman easily secured a directing job…

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    Gang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’

    Tim Pelan

    Screenwriter David Mamet came up with a Stanislavski quote to describe The Untouchables: “Tragedy is just heightened melodrama.” Brian De Palma, director..

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    Seven Pseudonyms: An Exploration of Women’s Pen Names in Fiction

    Avery Kaplan

    Avery Kaplan explores seven female genre fiction authors and their varying motivations for adopting a male pseudonym.

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    The Matrix Revelation: How the Wachowskis Opened Our Eyes to a New Kind of Action Cinema

    Tim Pelan

    Few films permeate the gestalt consciousness like Star Wars (“I am your father”, “Use the Force”…

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    ‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness

    Sven Mikulec

    In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing effort…

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    How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine

    Koraljka Suton

    The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, “in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented...

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    ‘Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia’: The Story of the Great Sam Peckinpah’s Most Personal Film

    Sven Mikulec

    Before Warner Bros. decided to take a chance and hire him to make The Wild Bunch, the classic revisionist western that would completely revitalize his ...

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    Front Row Center With Howard Chaykin: Scott Phillips

    Howard Chaykin

    Howard Chaykin digs into the deep-seeded influences that fuel Scott Phillips' suburban noir stories.

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    ‘I Am Insane, and You Are My Insanity’: The Captivating World of Terry Gilliam’s ‘12 Monkeys’

    Sven Mikulec

    As the final shot of Chris Marker’s iconic 'La Jetée' faded to black, screenwriter Janet Peoples turned to her husband and writing partner David ...

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    HandMade Crime

    Ray Banks

    An exploration of the independent mavericks, HandMade Films, that gave us some of the most iconic British crime films of the 1970s and 1980s.

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    No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

    Chloe Maveal

    A look into the history behind lesbian and bisexual themes in mid-century pulp fiction paperbacks.

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    Psycho Pension Qu’est-ce que c’est: Richard Donner’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ Is a Real Live Wire

    Tim Pelan

    You think I’m crazy? You call me crazy, you think I’m crazy? You wanna see crazy?…

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    “No Room For Darryl”: Re-Examining ‘Scanners’ In The Digital Age

    Kim Winters

    With today marking 40 years of Cronenberg's iconic "Scanners", essayist Kim Winters takes a look at how it has aged in a contemporary digital atmosphere.

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    Santa Baby: A Thank You To History’s Pin Up Santas

    Chloe Maveal

    With pin up models donning the shortest version of the jolly red suit for over 100 years, it's time to ask some questions and offer a hearty thank you

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    Remembering Richard Corben

    Chloe Maveal

    NeoText discusses the impact and legacy of the late Heavy Metal artist and legendary creator Richard Corben

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    ‘Point Blank’ – John Boorman’s Amalgamation of American, British and French Filmmaking Styles

    Koraljka Suton

    The stories behind director John Boorman and screenwriter Alexander Jacobs brilliant retelling of Donald Westlake's THE HUNTER

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    ‘DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A SICK MAN TO YOU?’: The Horror of Identity and the Identity of Horror in David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’

    Travis Woods

    TELEPOD 1: STATHIS He watches Her, trembling and nerve-twitched, eyes darting, lips pulled back over protruding…

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    FURS BY FENDI: A Taxonomy of Fashion Horror

    Sean Witzke

    Writer and film critic Sean Witzke introduces readers to the glamorously unsettling world of the fashion horror genre.

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    ‘JFK’: Oliver Stone’s Emotionally Accurate and Masterfully Crafted Trip Down the Rabbit Hole

    Koraljka Suton

    “I think I was always controversial, provocative. But I can’t help it. I have to go there. It’s my nature. It’s my father’s nature, too..."

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    “No One Is Just Anything”: William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’

    Tim Pelan

    After the success of *The Exorcist,* director William Friedkin teamed up with *The Wild Bunch* screenwriter Walon Green for the groundbreaking *Sorcerer*

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    Life And Death In A Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’

    Tim Pelan

    Tim Pelan examines Mike Hodges's classic 1972 British crime movie, 'Get Carter'

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    ‘Sweet Smell of Success’, Alexander Mackendrick’s Most Accomplished Film that Hasn’t Aged a Day

    Cinephilia & Beyond

    Tony Curtis had to fight really hard to get the role of Falco in Alexander Mackendrick's 'Sweet Smell of Success' …

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    Berni Wrightson vs. Edgar Allan Poe

    Otis Whitaker

    A series of indelibly intricate and eerie paintings by Berni Wrightson, each inspired by the text of a classic Edgar Allan Poe tale

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    Abel Ferrara’s ‘King of New York’ gained a true, cult reputation of a legitimate gangster classic

    Sven Mikulec

    Sven Mikulec When it comes to filmmakers who are, among other things, distinguished for their strong and passionate connection…

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